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May 23, 2024

Charlie Colin (2024), founding member of Train

Charlie Colin was a musician and bass player who was one of the founding members of the band Train, known for their hit song “Drops of Jupiter (Tell Me).” 

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Sep 20, 2023

Lou Deprijck (1946–2023), í‡a Plane Pour Moi singer

Lou Deprijck was a Belgian singer and producer who wrote and sang the 1978 Plastic Bertrand hit “í‡a plane pour moi.” 

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Jun 8, 2022

Andrée Geulen-Herscovici (1921–2022), Holocaust hero who saved children

Andrée Geulen-Herscovici was a Belgian teacher who hid hundreds of Jewish children during the Holocaust, saving them from concentration camps.

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Aug 30, 2021

Jacques Rogge (1942–2021), former IOC president

Jacques Rogge was the president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) from 2001 to 2013.

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Jul 15, 2021

German and Belgian Flood Victims (2021)

At least 48 people have died in severe flooding in Germany and Belgium. Dozens more are missing.

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Jan 29, 2020

Monique van Vooren (1927–2020), actress who appeared in “Tarzan and the She-Devil” and “Batman”

Monique van Vooren was a Belgian-American actress known for roles as the she-devil in “Tarzan and the She-Devil” and as the Penguin’s moll, Miss Clean, on TV’s “Batman.” Dressed in purple and white, van Vooren appeared with Burgess Meredith the last time he starred as the Penguin on “Batman,” in the 1968 episode “Penguin’s Clean Sweep.” In the Dean Martin film “Ten Thousand Bedrooms,” van Vooren made a brief but memorable appearance in the title sequence, and she starred as Baroness Katrin Frankenstein in Andy Warhol’s X-rated 3D “Flesh for Frankenstein.” She appeared on TV in game shows including “To Tell the Truth” and “I’ve Got a Secret,” and as a guest of talk show hosts including Johnny Carson.

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Sep 4, 2019

Anthoine Hubert (1996–2019), Formula Two driver

French driver won two races during the 2019 season.

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Jun 6, 2017

Cheick Tioté (1986–2017), former midfielder for Newcastle United

The former midfielder for Newcastle United in the English Premier League died after he collapsed while training.

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Mar 22, 2016

Brussels, Belgium, Bombing Victims

Nearly three dozen people perished Tuesday morning in three explosions in Brussels, according to Belgium news sources. Two of the blasts took place at Brussels' Zaventem Airport at around 8 a.m. Tuesday, creating panic among passengers and causing heavy damage, Belgium media reported. One or both of the airport explosions rocked the departure area near an American Airlines check-in counter.

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Oct 6, 2015

Chantal Akerman (1950 - 2015)

Belgian film director Chantal Akerman, a champion of feminism during the heady days of French filmmaking in the 1970s and beyond, has died, according to The Associated Press. She was 65.

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Jan 20, 2013

Audrey Hepburn's Best Roles

Audrey Hepburn starred in some of the most memorable films of her era.

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Mar 31, 2012

Liz Claiborne: The Business of Fashion

Liz Claiborne changed the fashion world – and the business world, too.

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Mar 29, 2011

Jeanine Deckers, The Singing Nun

Jeanine Deckers was the unlikeliest of one-hit wonders, a singing nun from Belgium who called herself "Sister Smile." Her life came to a tragic end 26 years ago today...

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Aug 21, 2010

Michael Been, Heeding the Call

The Call frontman Michael Been died of a heart attack backstage at a music festival. He may not have wanted it any other way.

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